Low-Toxicity and High-Efficiency Streptomyces Genome Editing Tool Based on the Miniature Type V–F CRISPR/Cas Nuclease AsCas12f1
- Hui-Min Hua
Hui-Min HuaCollege of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, ChinaMore by Hui-Min Hua
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- Jia-Feng Xu
Jia-Feng XuCollege of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, ChinaMore by Jia-Feng Xu
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- Xue-Shuang Huang*
Xue-Shuang HuangHunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Synthetic Biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua 418000, ChinaMore by Xue-Shuang Huang
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- Andrei A. Zimin
Andrei A. ZiminG.K. Scriabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms RAS, Pushchino 142290, RussiaMore by Andrei A. Zimin
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- Wen-Fang Wang*
Wen-Fang WangCollege of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, ChinaMore by Wen-Fang Wang
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- Yin-Hua Lu*
Yin-Hua LuCollege of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, ChinaMore by Yin-Hua Lu
Abstract
Genome editing tools based on SpCas9 and FnCpf1 have facilitated strain improvements for natural product production and novel drug discovery in Streptomyces. However, due to high toxicity, their editing requires high DNA transformation efficiency, which is unavailable in most streptomycetes. The transformation efficiency of an all-in-one editing tool based on miniature Cas nuclease AsCas12f1 was significantly higher than those of SpCas9 and FnCpf1 in tested streptomycetes, which is due to its small size and weak DNA cleavage activity. Using this tool, in Streptomyces coelicolor, we achieved 100% efficiency for single gene or gene cluster deletion and 46.7 and 40% efficiency for simultaneous deletion of two genes and two gene clusters, respectively. AsCas12f1 was successfully extended to Streptomyces hygroscopicus SIPI-054 for efficient genome editing, in which SpCas9/FnCpf1 does not work well. Collectively, this work offers a low-toxicity, high-efficiency genome editing tool for streptomycetes, particularly those with low DNA transformation efficiency.
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